Dog Names That Start With V

69 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with V come from real dogs: 69 different names starting with V, shared by 1,464 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

V offers 69 names, and Violet leads, followed by Valentino and Vinny. There is a clear romantic theme: Valentino, Valentina and Valentine all appear.

Vintage names are another strong group. Vera, Vivian, Viola and Victoria suit an elegant female dog, while Vincent, Victor, Vito and Virgil are classic male picks. Vanilla works for a cream coat. Vinny and Vinnie differ only by their final letters, and Vegas brings a bit of sparkle.

Dog names starting with V: 69
Most popular: Violet 192 dogs
Top girl name: Violet
Top boy name: Valentino

Most popular dog names that start with V

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Violet	192	girl
2	Valentino	101	boy
3	Vinny	85	boy
4	Valentina	65	girl
5	Vito	62	boy
6	Valentine	53	both
7	Vanilla	48	girl
8	Victoria	48	girl
9	Vincent	46	boy
10	Victor	32	boy
11	Vegas	31	boy
12	Vera	27	girl
13	Vicky	25	girl
14	Vivian	25	girl
15	Virgil	23	boy
16	Vinnie	22	boy
17	Vesper	21	girl
18	Vida	21	girl
19	Vega	20	girl
20	Viola	20	girl
21	Viva	20	girl
22	Velvet	18	girl
23	Van	17	boy
24	Vasquez	17	both
25	Veronica	17	girl
26	Virginia	17	girl
27	Vita	17	girl
28	Vargas	16	both
29	Vienna	15	girl
30	Vince	15	boy
31	Vixen	13	girl
32	Velma	12	girl
33	Vino	12	boy
34	Vivi	12	girl
35	Vivienne	12	girl
36	Valerie	11	girl
37	Valkyrie	11	girl
38	Vazquez	11	boy
39	Venice	11	both
40	Venom	11	boy
41	Vic	11	both
42	Val	10	both
43	Vanessa	10	girl
44	Viggo	10	boy
45	Vincenzo	10	boy
46	Vanna	9	girl
47	Velasquez	9	both
48	Vicki	9	girl
49	Valencia	8	both
50	Veda	8	girl
51	Velez	8	both
52	Valdez	7	both
53	Vance	7	boy
54	Veruca	7	girl
55	Victory	7	girl
56	Vinci	7	boy
57	Viper	7	both
58	Valentin	6	boy
59	Vanya	6	boy
60	Vee	6	girl

Girl dog names that start with V

Violet
Valentina
Vanilla
Victoria
Vera
Vicky
Vivian
Vesper
Vida
Vega
Viola
Viva
Velvet
Veronica
Virginia
Vita
Vienna
Vixen
Velma
Vivi
Vivienne
Valerie
Valkyrie
Vanessa
Vanna
Vicki
Veda
Veruca
Victory
Vee
Vespa
Violeta
Viv
Vada
Vie
Violetta

Boy dog names that start with V

Valentino
Vinny
Vito
Vincent
Victor
Vegas
Virgil
Vinnie
Van
Vince
Vino
Vazquez
Venom
Viggo
Vincenzo
Vance
Vinci
Valentin
Vanya
Viktor

Unisex dog names with V

Valentine

Short dog names that start with V

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

Vito
Vera
Vida
Vega
Viva
Van
Vita
Vino
Vivi
Vic
Val
Veda
Vee
Viv
Vada
Vict
Vie

Unique dog names that start with V

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Vicky
Vivian
Virgil
Vinnie
Vesper
Vida
Vega
Viola
Viva
Velvet
Van
Vasquez
Veronica
Virginia
Vita
Vargas
Vienna
Vince
Vixen
Velma
Vino
Vivi
Vivienne
Valerie
Valkyrie
Vazquez
Venice
Venom
Vic
Val
Vanessa
Viggo
Vincenzo
Vanna
Velasquez
Vicki

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with V?

Violet, given to 192 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with V?

Violet, Valentina, Vanilla, Victoria, Vera, Vicky, Vivian, Vesper.

What are good boy dog names that start with V?

Valentino, Vinny, Vito, Vincent, Victor, Vegas, Virgil, Vinnie.

What are unique dog names that start with V?

Vicky, Vivian, Virgil, Vinnie, Vesper, Vida, Vega, Viola were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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